No sound from RealPlayer [I've still a problem]

[David Strauss]

On Sun, 2005-10-30 at 11:02 +0000, Michael Shergold wrote:
> Kubuntu and Breezy
> Clean install from CD
> It all worked before in Hoary Gnome if I killed esd
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eamonn Sullivan" <eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com>
> To: "Ubuntu Help and User Discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: No sound from RealPlayer [I've still a problem]
> 
> 
> On 30/10/05, Michael Shergold <michaelshergold at btconnect.com> wrote:
> > Hmm,
> > All I get is "Can't init audio driver Alsasink - try another one"
> > and then no driver found(alsasink)'   ore something?
> > Where are these drivers to be found.. I'm running on an elderly Compaq
> > Presario laptop.
> > Michael
> 
> Where you getting these messages? What version of Ubuntu are you
> running, and what version of Real Player?
> 
> -Eamonn

Make sure you're not running any instance of Flash with sound. It will
take over OSS and, hence, all sound.

-- 
David Strauss <ubuntu at david.endeavorcomputing.com>